Leigh Anne Todd

Objective:

I am currently seeking full time employment in a fast paced and challenging environment. I hope for a career that makes me proud and gives me the opportunity to give back to the community.

Experience:

2007-Present Buyer Covington, GA

 Maintained MRO (Maintenance/Repair/Operation) purchasing duties; creating and validating purchase orders, sending to appropriate suppliers and ensuring deliveries were on time and correct. Used JD Edwards to create purchase orders.

 Analyzed and decreased MRO spend; goal to save $30,000 for 2008, met $11,000 by February. Did competitive bidding to save money in various departments within BARD. Actively drove business into strategic suppliers for the benefit of both sourcing and the company. Leveraged a spend of 15 million amongst 500 MRO suppliers.

 Approved all new MRO Vendors into the JD Edwards system. Checked Debarment status on all new vendors before approval.

 Maintained rapport with suppliers and communicated the expectations of BARD clearly to each of them. Meet for annual business reviews with suppliers and generated cost improvements with many suppliers.

2005-2007 Sales Tracing Specialist Covington, GA

 Capturing and validating third party data from BARD’s distributors for commissions purposes.

 Creating and maintaining the integrity of cross references for accounts, products and units of measure. Correcting erroneous cross references and reporting commissionable impacts for Sales.

 Creating new accounts in the AS400/CRT system and adding the appropriate territory, bill to and sales code information.

 Maintaining current contacts with BARD’s distributors.

 Supporting the supervisor and department head with research.

 Validating the direct purchases and indirect sales are within trending.

 Formatted Excel files and imported into Access to created

2001-2002 Don Pablo’s Certified Corp Trainer Conyers, GA

 Responsible for the training of all new employees inside the store and during new store openings.

 Assisted management in the planning and implementation of training and developmental programs.

 Attended corporate training seminars quarterly with other corporate trainers to develop corporate wide training plans.

1999-2001 Universal Solutions Client Support Rep Conyers, GA

 Directly responsible for the processing of claims for indirect customers and the development of monthly check runs to distribute these monies on behalf of Proctor and Gamble.

 Researched product discrepancies using product weights and other methods if items were already destroyed. Made manual changes and either issued credit directly for the manufacturers, or reported updated information to manufacturer.

 Acted as a direct liaison for the manufacturer.

Education:

1995-1995 Eastside High School Graduated (honors) 1999

2002-2005 Georgia Perimeter College Nursing Major (transferred)

2005-Present Strayer University Pursuing BS in Business- Graduated June 2008

Professional Organizations:

The Learning Center, Member of the Board of Directors

The Learning Center is a non-profit located in Newton County whose mission is to improve literacy in pre-school aged children so they can come to Kindergarten prepared to learn to read. I am a Board member and an active member in the Fund Development Committee helping to organize at least three main fundraising events each year.

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